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Captions If you're interested in learning Swedish, this might not be too helpful. Sweden has plenty of curious sayings – here are a handful, along with their literal translations and what they actually mean.
🦐 Glida in på en räkmacka = slide in on a shrimp sandwich
🐄 Ingen ko på isen = no cow on the ice
🔨 Pang på rödbetan = bang on the beetroot
🦵 Ta det långa benet före = take the long leg first
🦞 Snuskhummer = filthy lobster
#swedishsayings #learningswedish
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